coop & TT...they already love each other

just had to post this pic

Tennyson gets her ears pierced

Tennyson turns 6 months tomorrow...so, we decided it was time to get her ears pierced.  I got my ears pierced when I was a little girl.  We went to the mall on Sunday...I actually went first.  In Jr. high I (actually a friend) double pierced my left ear...back then the "cool" thing was to only double pierce the left ear (double piercing the right ear meant you were gay.)  anyway...it was time to even out my piercings so i got my right ear double pierced first...and it sure did hurt a lot more than I thought it would...ya, Tennyson isn't going to like this.  Then it was her turn...as the lady got everything ready Tennyson just smiled at her and laughed...obviously, she had no clue what was about to happen.  Here are the pics.

my happy baby...she has no clue

ear #1

are you kidding me...mean mommy!

ok...that wasn't that bad..she didn't know that we had the left side to do too.

coop was ready to leave..."ear piercing is totally overrated!"

we never took a picture of her with both ears pierced...pic coming soon.

what?!?...its 2009 already!

So, here's a little recap of the last few weeks. 

Christmas was great...very relaxing!  I didn't have to cook at all!!!  (Which was a gift in itself)

Daniel got off early on  Christmas Eve and we got to experience an amazing Christmas Eve service at our church...lifechurch.tv.  This year both grandma,papa and uncle matt joined us...it was so special to have them ALL with us.  After naps we had dinner at AAAHH's (Cooper's name for grandma) and opened presents.  The babies got lots of books and Cooper got a basketball goal.

Christmas morning Cooper got up to find Santa had left him more books, a helicopter, and a sight and sound stage (which was actually for tennyson...but she doesn't mind sharing.)  Tennyson slept in...and actually had a tummy bug...which had been passed from coop-to-daddy-to-TT.  We all played with the new toys and grandma "aaahhh" came over and brought a yummy stew over for lunch.  That afternoon we headed to papa's house for some good cajun cooking...etouffee and gumbo.  Cooper got a riding john deer tractor from papa...he hasn't quite got the "pedal makes it go" down yet.  he'll get lots of practice though if we have beautiful weather like today.  

Here's a pic of my Christmas gift!  Finally...I've been wanting another forever....but I've been pregnant for the last 2 years.

After Christmas, Jon and Amanda came to stay with us for several days.  (Jon has been Daniel's best friend since like 3rd grade)  we ate sooooo much while they were here...anytime we're with them...pretty much everything revolves around good food!  They surprised us during our first dinner at Ted's...that they were expecting their first baby!  FINALLY!  we're already planning to be in-laws someday...watch out cooper or tennyson!

New Year's Eve was filled with food (of course) and LSU Football.  i celebrated the stroke of midnight in bed sound asleep.  Yep that's right...i was exhausted and couldn't keep my eyes open...i was in bed by like 9:30pm...man, priorities change when you have kids...in more ways than one.  apparently, everyone else in the house was in bed by 12:30am too.  ;)

Tennyson (and the rest of us) want to say happy new year and we hope 2009 is a blessed one!  is she not the cutest thing you've ever seen. 

JuJu & Grandpa Scott are here!

We have been enjoying time with JuJu and Grandpa Scott since Friday.  They are truly a blessing and we wish they could stay longer...or live closer!  Both Cooper and Tennyson have LOVED having them here...and they are getting super spoiled....and so is MaMa!  I got to sleep in till almost 11 on Saturday!  What a treat!  We did Christmas with them on Sunday afternoon...and they actually granted our wish...NO MORE TOYS!!!  The babies got lots of cute new clothes...and Mommy and Daddy got a new Dryer that matches our fairly new washer!  

Housley Family Christmas

Tennyson & Grandpa

Tennyson & JuJu...(Poor T...she didn't get our skin color genes)

Coop had enough of the pictures...so, we'll have to get pics of him with JuJu & Grandpa later

Thankful...

Wow...I know this is a little late...but the few days prior to Thanksgiving were crazy...and unfortunately, I haven't even touched the computer since I think last Monday...so, I wanted to catch up with my blogging.

Monday prior to Thankgiving...Tennyson started showing signs of CROUP...ughh! Cooper had just gotten over it and I seriously thought she would make it untouched. well...since she is so little her airways are super small and she struggled big time to breath...throughout Monday night Daniel and I switched off holding her on the back porch for 20 minutes (the cold air is supposed to relieve the swelling of the airways) by 4am...the back porch rocking wasn't working anymore and she was getting worse. i ended up taking her to the ER...we walked right in and they started immediate breathing treatments...when they were putting the iv in her head...i about passed out...i was super hot and ended up throwing up in the trash can(so, who was the patient? just kidding) after a sip of water...i was good...the nurse said...you wouldn't believe how often that happens. great! they ended up transferring Tennyson to St. Francis Children's hospital by ambulance...they couldn't get her heartrate to slow down and her breathing was increasingly getting worse. she was held in the Pediatric ICU for about 6 hours...given 2 steroid treatments and she was finally able to breathe and ultimately able to rest. we stayed over night...and she did well throughout the stay. we got to leave about 10am on wednesday...just in time for Thanksgiving. I am thankful she is doing better and is back to her happy self!

Thanksgiving was very laid back...we ended up frying a turkey and just having turkey sandwiches and chips...now, that's a "dressed-down" meal!!! we were just not in the mood for all the work and energy a big huge meal would take...it was perfect!!!

I'm so thankful for all that the LORD has blessed me with...this year has been the greatest year ever...2 beautiful kids...celebrated 5 years of married life with the most amazing husband and father...celebrated my 30th birthday (ok...i'm only partly thankful for that ;) ..I'm thankful for the best family...parents (on both sides) that love and support us...a great brother-in-law who is going to do great things in the future...a dream job-staying home taking care of my family...and last but not least...my relationship with Jesus...who loves me unconditionally...despite my sometimes flakiness.

Storytime

Cooper loves his books.  every day he will sit in tennyson's bouncy chair and just "read" for a long time...he doesn't sit still for very long doing other stuff...but this activity he will just sit there till he's "read" all his books.  here are some pics of him reading to tennyson...she loves to watch him.  i catch her cracking up at him often throughout the day.

What a weekend!

Friday was a great day...it began with both babies taking morning naps at the same time!!!  woohoo!!!  Me and the babies went to the mall after lunch...tennyson rode in the stroller the whole time without crying at all...first time ever!  we ran around to several different stops...apple store (new iphone for daddy...it was a surprise)...gap (i needed some new pants that weren't maternity pants)...chick-fil-a (i was running on 1 cup of coffee)...and last but not least...the playground...where i managed to chase an escaping cooper about a million times...apparently he thought radio shack would be more fun to play in.  we made it home for nap times...again, naps together...i can only hope this isn't a one day occurrence...during naptime...i got ready for a date night with my husband...we were celebrating our 5 year anniversary a night early...papa was watching cooper and grandma was watching tennyson.  when daniel got home...he said go get ready and pack a bag...we're "goin' out!!!"  YEAH...but wait...i have to prepare everything for a night/morning away from the babies!  i was thankful for the surprise...but could i have at least had a few hours to organize?  oh well...they were fine with papa and grandma...tennyson got to spend the night with grandma...and was spoiled big time...the same went for cooper...papa loves to spoil coop!

so, daniel and i had a wonderful dinner (including a bottle of great wine) at the Polo grill and spent the night at the Ambassador Hotel in downtown Tulsa.  We got up on our anniversary and had an amazing breakfast at Savoy...the Cinnamon Rolls...yummy!  We headed to the mall to activate daniel's new iphone.

When we got home...cooper wasn't feeling great...started getting croupy and just feeling yucky...if you've spent some time with cooper...he's always happy...even when he's sick.  

Sunday we ended up taking him to the pediatric ER because he was really croupy and couldn't breathe very well...after waiting like 3.5 hours we were seen for less than 5 minutes and he was given a steroid to relieve the swelling in his airway...good thing he wasn't dying!  this was the 3rd time we've been to the ER with Cooper...i hate to say that it probably won't be our last with our little man.

that evening...daniel had to run an errand...while he was gone...i noticed our fridge was making a weird sound...and everything in the fridge wasn't as cold as usual...so, with a sick boy...and not so happy tennyson...i had to move everything out of our inside fridge to the garage"beer" fridge...gggrrrr! that was not what i wanted to be doing...oh well...now, i can get the new fridge i've been wanting forever.  the dying fridge, we bought right before we got married...it was used and was already 10 years old...but hey...can't beat $100!  it served us well for the last 5 years...RIP!!